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they're among some 1,000 troops set to leave afghanistan this month. last month, president obama announced he is withdrawing 10,000 u.s. troops this year. the remaining 23,000 will leave by september of next year. in india, investigators in mumbai searched for clues in wednesday's triple bombing that killed 17 people and wounded 130 more. others demanded answers to how the city was attacked again, despite stepped-up security. we have a report narrated by john sparks of "independent television news." >> reporter: there was no warning. placed in the streets of mumbai the aftermath of one blast, a few hours later detectives began their investigation. a series of bombs detonated in rapid succession. this not the work of suicide bombers said the police. these were sophisticated devices triggered by timers. these the first attacks here since gunmen from pakistan laid siege to the city in 2008. the authorities were taken by surprise. nobody has claimed responsibility for the attacks, although security experts say a domestic group-- the indian mughadeen are pr
they're among some 1,000 troops set to leave afghanistan this month. last month, president obama announced he is withdrawing 10,000 u.s. troops this year. the remaining 23,000 will leave by september of next year. in india, investigators in mumbai searched for clues in wednesday's triple bombing that killed 17 people and wounded 130 more. others demanded answers to how the city was attacked again, despite stepped-up security. we have a report narrated by john sparks of "independent...
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the united states has begun withdrawing troops from afghanistan as part of barack obama exit strategy. more than 100,000 troops have been stationed in the country. obama announced he will withdraw 33,000 by september 2012. that was group, 10,000 will leave by the end of this year. a ceremony to mark the transfer of authority was held at the air field north of kabul on wednesday the 650 members of the iowa national guard were chosen as the first unit to leave afghanistan they left on thursday. the withdrawal was the first step towards ending the u.s.-led war that followed the 2001 terrorist attacks on the united states. the taliban is increasing offensives and the security situation remains volatile. over a few months, the military withdrawal is expected to be small scale . >> welcome back to the weather update. we are keeping an eye on this cluster of clouds here in the pacific. looking very well formed now. this will be the one with us for this whole week on a strengthening track. it is a long and strong typhoon westward at 20 kilometers. it has been keeping the pace. the maximum gus
the united states has begun withdrawing troops from afghanistan as part of barack obama exit strategy. more than 100,000 troops have been stationed in the country. obama announced he will withdraw 33,000 by september 2012. that was group, 10,000 will leave by the end of this year. a ceremony to mark the transfer of authority was held at the air field north of kabul on wednesday the 650 members of the iowa national guard were chosen as the first unit to leave afghanistan they left on thursday....
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picture gallery is an exclusive look at the elimination of some of afghanistan's poppy fields to the remarkable photos in fool. dot com. twelve minutes past the hour here in moscow divers have finished searching for bodies inside the wreck of the pleasure cruise up which are sank within minutes last sunday one hundred fourteen people out of a two hundred on board have officially been confirmed dead fifteen are still missing there will be lifted from within the next few days and investigators hope that a thorough examination will help determine what caused the tragedy so far two people have been arrested in connection with the disaster the head of a company which operated the boat and the inspection is certified to face charges of negligence that led to the arrest warrants have also been issued for the captains of two cargo vessels which passed by the sinking ship without stopping to help. to pick up the ship it did come to the rescue and here's how he described the scene. as we were nearing the site we began to figure out how many people there were in the water although that was hard
picture gallery is an exclusive look at the elimination of some of afghanistan's poppy fields to the remarkable photos in fool. dot com. twelve minutes past the hour here in moscow divers have finished searching for bodies inside the wreck of the pleasure cruise up which are sank within minutes last sunday one hundred fourteen people out of a two hundred on board have officially been confirmed dead fifteen are still missing there will be lifted from within the next few days and investigators...
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laws are governing these operations there have been scores of night raids conducted by these forces in afghanistan in pakistan in yemen and somalia where innocent people have been killed or when someone that they meant to kill was killed but scores of innocent people were killed along with them so if we're going to get into the business of making assassinations our norm and that's really what these are assassinations then we need to be ready for the blowback because we're creating a whole new generation of enemies that wouldn't normally have been our enemies because we've killed people in their family especially those who have done no wrong and were the victims of bad intelligence now at twenty minutes past the hour here in moscow and despite treaties and agreements to reduce the number of nuclear weapons some governments still invest in perfecting their arsenals and so the danger will remain until people stand up against it in about ten minutes time our special report tells the story of citizen crusaders who hope to sound a wake up call for countries refusing to abandon their nuclear weapons. wit
laws are governing these operations there have been scores of night raids conducted by these forces in afghanistan in pakistan in yemen and somalia where innocent people have been killed or when someone that they meant to kill was killed but scores of innocent people were killed along with them so if we're going to get into the business of making assassinations our norm and that's really what these are assassinations then we need to be ready for the blowback because we're creating a whole new...
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doesn't even seem likely to be able to achieve power anytime soon but you can look at the situation in afghanistan during the one thousand nine hundred six to two thousand and one civil conflict there between the taleban in the northern alliance the northern alliance they were the former regime that had power in kabul and they enjoyed diplomatic relations with the west even though the taleban controlled ninety five percent of the country it's almost just wishful thinking and frankly if i were a diplomat i would find it disturbing it's a bizarre situation i mean if the u.s. knows who these people are they're not saying and certainly there's no doubt that traditionally there's always been a very high component of jihadi even around benghazi so it's unrealistic to assume that that is not still the case the u.s. has an amazing how it should be skids full of hundred dollar bills to third world countries and expecting them to end up in the right hands and that's not really going to happen and you are with our team still to come this hour when passing by becomes a crime. the captains of the two boats whi
doesn't even seem likely to be able to achieve power anytime soon but you can look at the situation in afghanistan during the one thousand nine hundred six to two thousand and one civil conflict there between the taleban in the northern alliance the northern alliance they were the former regime that had power in kabul and they enjoyed diplomatic relations with the west even though the taleban controlled ninety five percent of the country it's almost just wishful thinking and frankly if i were a...
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countability your lack of accountability for american funds and funds generally in iraq and afghanistan i would assume that nato of people will say they're going to watch it or that the congress is going to demand that the accounting office have a role in this somehow but surely that's a problem of money house a way of disappearing fast in critical situations like this often coming perhaps with strings attached a way some people might see it as a form of bribery making sure that there is going to be a reward in the future and i'm talking about the country's huge oil resources. yes yes exactly i think one could see it that way i mean certainly you know that will encourage and is perhaps designed to have more people leave this government and you know turn and go to the other side i again i see politics in every aspect of what i read a coming out of istanbul just an hour and a half ago just finally i spoke to you before there in tripoli and you gave us a very graphic account of the bombing that has been taking place there tell us about the conditions for the people there briefly i know tha
countability your lack of accountability for american funds and funds generally in iraq and afghanistan i would assume that nato of people will say they're going to watch it or that the congress is going to demand that the accounting office have a role in this somehow but surely that's a problem of money house a way of disappearing fast in critical situations like this often coming perhaps with strings attached a way some people might see it as a form of bribery making sure that there is going...
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doesn't even seem likely to be able to achieve power anytime soon that you can look at the situation in afghanistan during the one thousand nine hundred six to two thousand and one civil conflict there between the taliban and the northern alliance the northern alliance they were the former regime that had power in kabul and they enjoyed diplomatic relations with the west even though the taleban controlled ninety five percent of the country but the they were kind of grandfathered in in this situation there's no grandfathering there's no. student it's almost just wishful thinking and frankly if i were a diplomat i would find it disturbing so these are just words that it's going to make any difference to this culture that you don't think that this official recognition which you say has been so hard to get in the pulse of the us is going to make any difference to this conflict. well of course the facts on the ground as the american policymakers like to say is what matters the question is who controls tripoli and who controls the the economy of the nation at this point does still work a donkey whether i
doesn't even seem likely to be able to achieve power anytime soon that you can look at the situation in afghanistan during the one thousand nine hundred six to two thousand and one civil conflict there between the taliban and the northern alliance the northern alliance they were the former regime that had power in kabul and they enjoyed diplomatic relations with the west even though the taleban controlled ninety five percent of the country but the they were kind of grandfathered in in this...
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laws are governing these operations there have been scores of night raids conducted by these forces in afghanistan in pakistan in yemen in somalia where innocent people have been killed or when someone that they meant to kill was killed but scores of innocent people were killed along with them so if we're going to get into the business of making assassinations our norm and that's really what these are assassinations then we need to be ready for the blowback because we're creating a whole new generation of enemies that wouldn't normally have been our enemies because we've killed people in their family especially those who have done no wrong and were the victims of bad intelligence. brief look now at some other international news in our world update and syrian opposition activists security forces have killed at least seventeen people during anti-government demonstrations across the country that is police have reportedly used tear gas to disperse protests in the syrian capital friday's rallies appear to be the most widespread since the uprising began in march. thousands of taking to the streets of je
laws are governing these operations there have been scores of night raids conducted by these forces in afghanistan in pakistan in yemen in somalia where innocent people have been killed or when someone that they meant to kill was killed but scores of innocent people were killed along with them so if we're going to get into the business of making assassinations our norm and that's really what these are assassinations then we need to be ready for the blowback because we're creating a whole new...
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while they were in iraq or afghanistan, they were the victim families. this is an area we want to look into. host: and their relation to david petraeus? guest: she is married to him. host: maria, a republican. you are on. caller: my husband and i both watch c-span regularly, and we are concerned about this agency created with a half of a $1 billion budget. our question is how much duplication is taking place? he mentioned a few minutes ago that hundreds of people have already been hired. could you let us know the duplication of these consumer protection services that this new agency is supposed to do, and how, and what is going to happen to these other employees within the federal government? guest: well, that is a very good question. consumer protection used to be in various different agencies. the fed had consumer, occ -- all of these different agencies. consumer protection was often a secondary thought, a third thought, or not even thought about at all. that is why regulators did not in any way most to curb the abuses in the sub-prime lending, which t
while they were in iraq or afghanistan, they were the victim families. this is an area we want to look into. host: and their relation to david petraeus? guest: she is married to him. host: maria, a republican. you are on. caller: my husband and i both watch c-span regularly, and we are concerned about this agency created with a half of a $1 billion budget. our question is how much duplication is taking place? he mentioned a few minutes ago that hundreds of people have already been hired. could...